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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2006
William A. Stygar, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Michael E. Cuneo, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Daniel I. Headley, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Harry C. Ives, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Berry Cottrell Ives, Legal Representative, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Ramon J. Leeper, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Michael G. Mazarakis, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Craig L. Olson, Albuquerque, NM (US);
John L. Porter, Sandia Park, NM (US);
Tim C. Wagoner, Albuquerque, NM (US);
William A. Stygar, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Michael E. Cuneo, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Daniel I. Headley, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Harry C. Ives, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Berry Cottrell Ives, legal representative, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Ramon J. Leeper, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Michael G. Mazarakis, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Craig L. Olson, Albuquerque, NM (US);
John L. Porter, Sandia Park, NM (US);
Tim C. Wagoner, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
A petawatt pulsed-power accelerator can be driven by various types of electrical-pulse generators, including conventional Marx generators and linear-transformer drivers. The pulsed-power accelerator can be configured to drive an electrical load from one- or two-sides. Various types of loads can be driven; for example, the accelerator can be used to drive a high-current z-pinch load. When driven by slow-pulse generators (e.g., conventional Marx generators), the accelerator comprises an oil section comprising at least one pulse-generator level having a plurality of pulse generators; a water section comprising a pulse-forming circuit for each pulse generator and a level of monolithic triplate radial-transmission-line impedance transformers, that have variable impedance profiles, for each pulse-generator level; and a vacuum section comprising triplate magnetically insulated transmission lines that feed an electrical load. When driven by LTD generators or other fast-pulse generators, the need for the pulse-forming circuits in the water section can be eliminated.